Delhi Charter School
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 721483026
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Delhi, LA, USA
- Phone
- 3188787120
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $10,036,859
- Expenses
- $10,150,446
- Assets
- $9,383,277
- Liabilities
- $996,255
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- BRETT E RALEY (HEADMASTER): $157,209 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Delhi charter school is committed to maximizing the potential of all children through an enriched curriculum in k through 8, and through an interdisciplinary approach to high school courses in grades 9 - 12. Core knowledge curriculum offers a sequential, spiral curriculum that has been shown to bridge the gap between at risk children and those more advantaged. In an atmosphere of order and respect, children are encouraged to read, explore, write, participate and enjoy visual art and vocal music. The entire community has a role in dcs as parents, grandparents, and business people take part through volunteer activities and community activities at the school. Delhi charter school prepares students not only for post-secondary education but for careers and for a lifetime of enjoyment of learning. Dcs involves the entire community as partners in the important role of preparing literate, disciplined, and caring citizens for today's society.
What it reported doing in 2024
Delhi charter school is committed to maximizing the potential of all children through an enriched curriculum in kindergarten through 8th grade, and through an interdisciplinary approach in grades 9 - 12. The enrollment for 2023-2024 was 613. Through the school's academic standards, all students are encouraged and motivated to attain the highest level of education and intellectual growth and development.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 95% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 74
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 40
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
- Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8.7M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $157K · 13 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $2M reported
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.